US Senators Cory Booker and Mark Kelly Blast Trump Cuts to Health Insurance
800 voters jammed a town hall in Tucson and roared their applause for US Senators Corey Bookman of New Jersey and Mark Kelly of Arizona. The senators blasted the Trump oligarchy’s budget plan to cut health insurance coverage. “We have a Congress where there are enough votes on the Republican side to pass the greatest … Read more
Gallego: Trump is Driving America into a Recession
JPMorgan says there is a 60% chance of an economic recession despite Trump’s 90-day pause in his draconian tariffs. A recession means you won’t be able to get a job, loans will be expensive and hard to get, stocks in retirement savings will crash, and you may have to file for bankruptcy. “Last week, President … Read more
Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari Speaks Out Against Voter Suppression and For Helping People Pay Their Air Conditioning Bills
With Arizona’s other Congressional Democrats, House CD Three Representative Yassamin Ansari has not been shy about criticizing MAGA/Project 2025 Republican Extremism or pushing for policies that, unlike the Musk/Trump/Vance/Kennedy Jr. Central Committee, will actually help lower and middle-class Americans. After passage of the voter suppression measure under the Orwellian-named SAVE Act, Representative Ansari spoke on … Read more
Kelly and Gallego Sponsor Increases to the Child and Earned Income Tax Credits
All of the United States Democratic Senators, including Arizona’s Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, have sponsored proposals to expand the Child and Earned Income Tax Credit Programs that would benefit 300,000 Arizonans. It should be noted that the Harris/Walz Campaign supported similar measures during the 2024 Campaign. According to a press release from Senator Kelly’s … Read more
Is a Progressive Approach to Immigration Regulation and Restriction Possible?
Denmark provides a very interesting example of a progressive party winning rather than losing ground against fascists wielding popular outrage at uncontrolled mass immigration… by seriously and substantially restricting immigration, even while leaning into other progressive goals and programs that decrease inequality, building stronger families and communities, and providing a more secure social safety net … Read more
On Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth’s Summer Reading List for the Navy: Mein Kampf
No surprise here. While Donald Trump and his band of MAGA apostates are busy going after schools that promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies, revising websites to take out contributions from non white influencers of American History (including attempts to erase Jackie Robinson and Harriet Tubman before public backlash caused a retreat) and taking away … Read more
Ward 5 Councilman Richard Fimbres announces retirement effective May 1, 2025
Contact:Andy SquirePublic Information OfficerCity Manager’s Office520-306-0080andrew.squire@tucsonaz.gov Date: April 11, 2025TDD: (520) 791-2639 “WARD 5 COUNCIL MEMBER RICHARD FIMBRES ANNOUNCES RETIREMENTTucson City Council Member Richard Fimbres will be resigning from his Ward 5 City Council seat and retiring at the close of business on Thursday, May 1. A lifelong resident of Ward 5, Council Member Fimbres was elected to office … Read more
